Over four weeks after the United States and Israel attacked Iran in a bid to degrade its nuclear program and set in motion a regime change, there is still little certainty around its endgame. At various points, US President Donald Trump has claimed that victory was imminent and that the US had largely met its objectives, even as Iran has pushed back at statements about the two countries engaging in negotiations. An Axios report said earlier this week that the White House and the Pentagon are now “considering sending at least 10,000 additional combat troops to the Middle East in the coming days, according to a senior U.S. defense official.” The Wall Street Journal first reported the story, citing ⁠Department of Defense officials. More reinforcements, “including several fighter jet squadrons and thousands of troops, are expected to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days and weeks,” Axios said. While there is no confirmation of putting boots on the ground, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that Iranian forces are “waiting for …